Technology Integration Tools

The following tools are all web-based applications that won't cost you a cent (as of this writing). The links below will provide you with a quick overview of each tool set. If you'd like a more in-depth introduction or assistance with integrating any of these tools into your classroom, media center, or administrative functions, please feel free to email me.

Collaborative Tools:

Wikis

1. Go here first. What is a Wiki? - Watch this video!
2. Now visit this page, but return here when you're finished.
3. Onto this site next. Some of it may begin to be a bit redundant, but be sure to check out the Wiki Walk Through for its educational sample ideas for applying wikis in the classroom.
4. Need more ideas? Try Ways to Use Wikis in Education
5. Ready for your OWN wiki now? Get your Free Wiki (without ads) from Wikispaces by going to this link.
6. Answers to how to get your student accounts created and more can be found here.
7. And now that you have your own wiki and/or account, what do you do?

Classroom Examples - Just a few.... Science Rules The Bridge Project Elementary Mathematics

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Social Bookmarking

• Del.icio.us - no, it's not a website about great things to eat, but it is a sweet website treat.
• Watch a Delicious video that explains the whole idea of social bookmarking. Scroll down the page a little for the video.
• Live example of technology integration bookmarks embedded into a wiki.
• Wikipedia's take on social bookmarking

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